Top leaders of at least 24 political parties would attend the second Opposition unity meeting being called by Congress in Karnataka’s Bengaluru on July 17-18.
As per sources, eight new parties have raised their support to the Opposition parties’ efforts to present a united front against BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “After last month’s mega Opposition meet in Bihar’s Patna, top leaders of as many as 24 political parties will be attending the second meeting which is going to take place in Karnataka’s Bengaluru,” sources said. “Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Kongu Desa Makkal Katchi (KDMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), All India Forward Bloc, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Joseph), and Kerala Congress (Mani) are among the new political parties that will be joining the meeting,” they said.